The Uncomfortable Discontent of Existence

This feeling of discomfort or discontent, or dissatisfaction, this is the essence of so examples of where creativity comes from in the world. This could be why people who are genuinely and content with their life sometimes lack that engine of discontent required to bring things into the world that they think will change it for the better. It's important to realize that there would be no reason for any of these philosophers to write any of these stories trying to impose meaning upon the universe if there wasn't some level of discomfort that they were trying to alleviate.